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?ELD' 3. ' li 1878. ?.??*mi " .'^.''f^y'?
t)TT T A T> T>
Tfi? ?uty of Obedience io
law Eloqueiiiiy Pre
^ dented.
A>Timely and Forcible Appeal
.rr to iiie :Young Men of
: e the State.
^[-Correspondent News or Cou rier ]
DUE WEST, July 3d.
Long before the hour appointed if?
the addrees of Senator Eutler, this
afternoon,, the. College Chapel was
fil|edt_to its utmost capacity/- and
-l afcanding robni waiat*.liigh;^remioni.
Promptly at 3 p. m., Senator Butler
was escorted upon the stand by Pres
ident Grier, their appearance being
attended with deafening applause".
In a few fitting terms Dr. Grier intro
duced the- anhiversarj orator for
ISIS. Senator Butler then advanced
And said :
MT. President a?id Gentlemen of the
Faculij, Ladies and Gentlemen :
I do not know that I can better
- employ th e.time alloted mejby your
distinguished consideration in select
ing me as the orator of this occasion
J-han by-^.presenting a fest reflections
. : -?apotr '?*he ?DL?ty- -of : I0?edfenS? to
Law."
My mind has been so entirely en
grossed since my acceptance, of the
complimentary invitation of your
. committee to address you to-day, that
I have not had time to bestow upon
the subject that thought which I de-.
. s red, and.I must, therefore, apologize
in the threshold for tue crudeness;
inartistic arrangement and superficial
?.?laracter of what-1 shall say.
Yo? Krill, perhaps, conclude, and
justfy sc. t&at not beingable to speak*
with that prapaf arion which th ."occa
sion demands, I had he.tter not have
spoken at all ; but I could spf resist'
tim temptation which your invitation
tojler?d of coming again to visit your
?harmi??immunity, partake of your
bountiful o? open-handed hospital
ity, krea.tjh.e on,ac more your moral,
;heal-th-gi<ting, purifying, atmosphere,
and show by my pre.ss?ce (0 deep
interest which I feel iii your noble
wwk; even if I should fail to come
xi\) ta the measure of your expecta
tions arid not do justice to jou or to
- p;tr"j?elf- in my effort tp entertain you
Ami in performing my part of your
p-ro^raift?ie. I feel, however, that
. your amiability and kindness will
credit to my good intentions what I
shall fall short of in my perform
ance.
'this subject is a very common
place oas, affording little opportunity
for rhetorical display or indulgence
.of the imag?aa?o; : but. common
piace as it is, plain *nd practical in
??li Us bearings and aspc^. hack
neyed a?/j threadbare as it.has i>??^,
\?e..c&nnoit iM) earnestly or too often
study its lesso&s, and apply to our
j daily life the jpgo?o#q4 truths involv
ed in its proper ,\iade,r^tap4ing and
observance,, that we may rete as a
oeople the rich oles ings which ?ow
pr??m a faithful practice and enlarged
,co?pr?rehension of its fullest meaning.
Xs thea* anything which would more
^omplete^y conduce to the happiness
.of ?ce.haman racfc, the peace, quiet
.and well-ordered progress of human
.society than obedience ?to /aw.
"The Sovereign law that mthfiJUpcffti}
will, 1
<y& thrones and globea elate,
?Sits JBm??***% crowning good; repressing
ai;
Smit by .sacred frown,
"The fiend dit^eju*?on like a vapor sinks,
And e'en th?) all .dalling crown
Huies his fain' rays ami at her bidding
shrinks." - ?
"v. Xs chere any subject "which e*ay
'"wore ^properly be. addressed.to the
young iceu and women ofthe coun
try?-they upon whom the mantle oi
*. " governing is so toon to fall ?.-whe
are so soon to take upon themselves
, the responsibilities of society-, and tc
jgKWrd and protect and preserve ?h.?
.jsoctai tabriz JTlie, .young man ?:
. evoma? who begins life with a well
<uia.blisjhe(i reverence for law,- and a
iiieart and mwui subordinated to iti
j;?st'power and in^cenee, has made a
?rand stride in the tace here and
Thereafter.
The law is not an unjust mistt?s
. and to do homage to her ii the very
acme of human excellence, To wor
ship at her thrine and abide her in
junctions isamongthe highest achieve
ments of human aspirations, and
"""hiving once reached the high plan'
in life, little else in that regan
Ttr.ouid remai'? for mau to do than im
,?O?rwe the laws for his government
"^v^and /render'''easy obedience to th
trorksM- .hisr-.own creation.
That jDp.ar?.'may dwell together ii
oeac? and vtifctyj rencTeripg cheerfu
.obedience tqj'ust s>d lyjse laws, rarel
- -requiring the enforcement of penn
~" jirovisiojus bp the punishment ?an
(prevention/?jer?me, may be regarde
. .?as the wild ?r-ea? ?i? an optimist c
t,.ue illusive fancy of a barten idealis
il'^-haps this may .be ao #s long e
?ma-? is as weak and wicked as hs ?
I hut kii capabilities for elevation an
"cmpiovetEf^nfi are immense and fai
reaching, controlled, and limited an
checked only when they reach th
.- jponfines of Divinity itself, and thet
thb_y may gather new power and ?J
--Tpansic1*1 before crossing into the ut
i ?now sea of eternity.
Every eti^t therefore to reach tb
."height of fit a great argument,
whether upotf *^c?-aions of ceremon
Jike this, in the pep'tfm or upon t)j
iiuatings, in the lectcift* /oom or i
girivitr. intercourse betw??0 /nan aL
in?n","or 'fr?nTt&f pulpit where God
pist? ?0-4jy??n.tnessv.and,goociiVess ai
HWp^itn48?d ly*^' piopuigated^ whet
?ever and wherever the grand trutl
-.."duty--cf-obedience ..io ].HW,-" is ar
- "mff?nctid ana-urged, a step i? mad
j.u me r?gi?^-.'ii?e^tfaB' .cannot I
-o^??'t?? ?espt?&?l^Jji .?Le great di
ties of'life obedience to law is next
to obedience to. God. Ip.fact one is
involved iii the "other, and'in order
to; comprehend the full force and
meaning and bearing O? the< sugges
tion, let.us inquire what law is-I
mean bf* course, human law as dis
tinguished from- divine or- revealed
%w-^what it ie i h''its' application to-'
every day; lif?, ?.bt? in.its .abstract,
theoretical, metaphysical meaning as
considered and ' .discussed by- ddctrr--j
naries and" techin al. disputants, but
as it is understood by -and-does or
shonlpT af?ect 1 aym;eri| [those SJ-ho are
not versed in its intricate, complica*,
ted, ici entitle mysteries. :
lt has been defined by one of its
Pfj^i'?fcStriotel^'^j?i^^a to be a
fiflllfl flfi iT'ffi conduct,..prescribed> by
the supreme power of the State, com
manding what-is-right.and: prohibi-tj
tirg what is wrong." Simple, nar
i-i.^?fTx** ^^llA^iti^ijpjfgy^t^f the
I grandest of all "human sciences/ yet
broad and'catoprahe'nsive enough for
the purposes I have in view, and
plain enough for the" simplest under
standing. We all know what a rule
of conduct"- is, a line marked ont to
be followed-and'what'the " supreme
powter of the State" is, that power to
which we have all delegated-the right ?
to govern for the common good-the
government, and, aV Blackstone sug
gests, it is not only ..the right of tue
supreme povvc-r of the State to coin
"f-mand what is right and prohibit what
is wrong, but it is also its-duly to do
fso, and we all know what i.s right
and what is wrong. This is the whole
question in a nutshell-magnum in
"parvo-a guide for the bigest and
?owest. simplest and ablest. The law
making power prescribes a nile. As
certain1 what that rule is and follow
and obey it.
-j- It vtiil not be denied, I'think, that
obedience to a bad or unwise or even,
oppressive law is preferable to exist
ing without any law whatever; f>:'
without law, of some kind., we should
have ?baos, which leads to confusion,,
and Confusion leads to destruction or
despotism and a loss of libel ty. ?>o
-that, especially ina government like
ours, which, was intended to be a gov
ernment of law, not of force, when
ever a bad, unwise or oppressive law
isenacted.it should be repealed 01
abolished by the methods un i mean
(devised and provided by'th? peo?lt
when their government was establish
ed and continued. So, too, when ?
wrong is done by one to another,
whether to his person or his proper
ty, he should ncjb be a law unto him
self and ..redrewi?;it. wrong by com
mit ting:aTiothc;r^~..b?li.i:e should ap
peallp-that"-J?t^f-tfic', ("/ul, whict
m^b'?'s'iott*,. 'hal i i. is eu re and al!
po,iv?rf?l,"?w?-'ampli:ia 'rediess any
wrong.?"rr-.'th? catalogue. It will, m
doubt,.ne said,;':bat- thi.'.:v'a very ?rit.
j ccjjnmpn-place -suggestion, a truism.
"So-at i?,-'and-yeriioiv^ftt a a i? .!*?>
tegarded,.how prone mankind is U
aVenga its ovin wrongs-, and how i'
chafes and nets, under-the law's de
lays P;n'r.'it is. much safer und bettei
to wait 'thy .-cielitos'" pf the law than
take-counsel'ot our own passions ami
perhaps perverted ideas ol' what i
due us.
Such delays are often blessings in
disguise. They help to give us urns
tery over ourselves, and eventually
accomplish for us the most diffiun't ol
allrthe difliculties of life-the habit
ot" t^f-^ontrol. In urging the dutr
of obedieiice i? law, do not under
stand me as inculcating that servile
acquiescence yr that "-blind passion
ate loyalty" which-believej " that the
i "Kiri? can do no wrong." On thc
. contrary a faithful obedience to the
" rule nVeso?i?;c4 by ^he supreme
pawer of the State" eiiouid go Land
in hand with the most candid criti
cism and strictest accountability of
those who are charged with the en
forcement of the rule, Mid with the
most vigilant aud vital interest in the
c?rnjuctof all public servants, and
wj&ge^ and wherever the deadly
r-'s 0/ "flMW^iy, ignorance, oppres
sic. or 7??6 ?hov.'; *;?3 /pont, the in
vincible-power of fe? ?i;],?;htened
popular sentiment, asserting itself
through regularly constituted, law
fuL'agen'cies, should strike it down.
flaveyou ever considered the fact,
my KisH??. that of all. the govern
ments, power? z;;? dynasties of the
past that have arisen"out c/the ne
cessities-or accidents cf mankind, not
one of them was or is an exact coun
terpart of our.'. They all differed in
f sbrn? .';ess?ntia?: particular ; i'roin the
' Govv2?*.r?ept- of the United States of
America,. 'fee ?sdera?jve republic
established by dioses V??, its na
ture strictly theocratic. Bi>t ?ilia
theocracy, though very powerful, was
not strong enough to retist the influ
enees of wexlth, luxury and absolute
i ? dominion. The va?t difference be-1
tween social station and preroga*
tive riguts of j^Q piri sthood and peoJ
pie of the other tribeb J?jd the l'oun,^
ddion of the monarchy wEii?h snd?<
in the downfall, of the State. Tie I
Greek repuLj^s perished because ?1 ?I
the ayereipn ojf flfjp Gre^k citizen lo j
all fixed form of government, and tie ;
aristocrats features of the florin !
republic with the prerogative riots
of Pt tricians and. separate oanteiol
Plebeians, the wealth, luxury ind
power acquired by military leaders
?j j ia foreign conquests, the domestic
d and civil strifes cons?quent ? thjre
j / unon, paved the way lor Ca-sar.ivho
ir
t.
LS
established imperialism upon ? the
shattered ube^^of the Romanbiti
zen.
Our government is out a century
old, but it has been in its brief txist
ence a great blessing to mankind, be
cause it waa modeled and bait by
wise and accomplished architect), aid
as a work of governmental ari it is
unique, and without a pr?c?d?t or
parallel.
* * . . * * . * *
:Hpw':^7?p.oitap.t is it. that we ?ould
be, of an outers, ? law abidin? peo
ple, arid in ' regulating o*r p?-onal
relations, asserting or '.mainlining
our personal rights, exercise tat for
bearance and toleration hill ele
vates and humanizes at pa
titn(;p which comes 0 'ered
Hcte?ligefK>. ,:TJie } ' ^
mon mistress, and sic *u
jkJ mon arbiter. She I
^ I considerate, and }
f/'^??-kuessa^aLlow . , ,
?i 'shortcomings of 5
Show me a community where
law3 are faithfully /obeyed and
cuted, and I will show you a com
nity .abounding in all that goe
make life pleasant and happy
desirable. We have known so
thing of-lawlessness by persons
high places iii this shattered old C
mon weal th* oi ours, and when we
member-the'great crimes which h
disgraced th? past twelve years of
I country Vhistory and cast their d
shadows over the bosom of our
mother, our hearts are troubled ?
isorrawand indignation, and we
aloud for the restoration of the ste
seep!re-of the law, and seek, a she
ourselves under it's mutilated ;
.violated precepts. 'To ns, taite
and outraged, perverted and shori
its- prestige, the . old C?nstitatio
.Chart has vitality.enough left, enoi
;of the spirit of liberty,left, to uaaki
worth contending for still. We m
summon again, and renew by fr
resolves, that unlhgging faith in
triumph of constitutional Jibe
which has borne us so successfn
through the terrific ordeal, and ga
?ring up the fragments of our i
.honored Constitution and laws,
erect them into a monument in ?
midst, -building them higher a
higher for future generations. '
"As some tall cfit!' that litis Its aw
form.
Swells from thc vale ami midway lea
thc storm,
fiio, ?rh round its breast thc rm" ll
clouds -re spiead,
Eternal sunshine settles cu i's head."
In thc erection of that monumen
pile, you, young geutleraen, will pl
an important part. Prepare th
your hearts and minds to make it
structure worthy of those who h
its foundation and designed its fort
You will find that Uepublics nev
fall from dermal pressure, from 01
side forces. The corroding, blastir
'withering power of interval corru
tion, usurping monopolies and ince
porated insolence, these are the e
ments which destroy Republics ai
bi nd-and build up despotisms. It
against these you must set your, fae
md gird your loins, and the bc
weipons with which to combat ai
defeat them r-.re the strong arm ai
sword of the law ; and they ar? tl
more formidable in proportion as \
understand and obey their un err il
m indates.
llapply, a new era has dawn?
upon us. Tue trying crucible throuj
which we have passed, the fear*!
tes: to which our manhood and woma
hood has been subjected, ha?, I tra;
made its a better people. Surely y
we wiser, and God has punished i
for some good purpose. We Ino
paid the penalty, and now let t
move onward and upward, steppiri
Al to the tap ol' th? enlightened pr
^re;s, and keeping step to the ha
monies of well timed laws and coi
.ititutional injunctions. Thiscountr
can and will be just what We: biroo;
to makeiK* NaM?re has touched
.vith a lavish and gracious hand ; tl.
generous soil responds with promp
ness to the hand of the husband mau
her hills and valleys embrace wilki
.their folds the elements and sourci
ot untold wealth-her history teau
with the rich and sacred memories c
uer glorious pasl-her bopom swell
over the ashes of her departed chi
Iren. No hinder sky or gentler lund
scape,'or balmier air, or more fr.igran
?lora than that which delights th
hearts and gratifies the lesthetic prid
bf her sons and daughters ; and ye
[ am afraid wo do not. appreciate th
attractions and blessings ol' our cour
try..
Nature has done her best. Let VJ
do our?. Let us make it a countr
ol' law, so that the law will Etan
guard over the highest and the low
est,watching like a ministering angt
over the door of the hovel or palac
of those who render obedience to law
or frowning like an avengingGoddesi
and punishing like an impartial mis
tress, all who trample upon her au
thfrity or defy her power.
iou, young gentlemen, who ar
juic entering upon the duties of Hf
mist see to it that the laws of th
land aie oijeye.4 and faithfully exe
cuted. You emerge to-day frors th i
glorious institution of learninj
clowned not only with intellectua
honor? and accomplishments, but im
tiled with correct moral principle
;jnd Christian training.
The speaker said, in conclusion
that he had not thought it necessary
jo address himself to the ladies pres
?nt in regard to obeying the law
They always did that, and, moreover
[they compelled their husbands
brothers anei sweethearts iq do so too
Senator Butler then related the cir
camstance of an interview to which
he was subjected by a female lawyer
of Washington, in regard to woman'.'
rights, during the narration of whirl
he elicited frequent outbursts of mer
| riment.
The address was listened to will
' deep interest and attention, and was
warmly and I've?;neatly applauded.
V. H. UoK.
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Several tickets are before tin? people ol
Abbeville rot*the prr.-jiry elections. .1. C
Maxwell, the present Senator, and (len
eral S. Mcdowall arc c.uididales for State
Senate.
His Honor, Judge Pressley, in charg
ing the jury on Monday m the case of an
assault and battery in the road in front ol
a man's house, expounded some law as tc
! Lbz privileges of persons ou the highway
whicjVit may well to know. It is sim
ply a rigj? oj way-a righi' [? the use ol
highway for purpose of travel, etc. Thc
Soil is the pro- Tty of the party owning
tho adjacent lands, and any one becom
ing boisleriojs or making himself object
I ionable ia front of a nian's house in a pub
I l.c ro.;d, alter being first ordered to leave,
j may i e ejected a? a trespasser by thc use
j of such force only as is necessary to get
i him away.-Darlimjlon Nnes.
'Every visitor from the low couniry
should visit C.-e-ar's Head before return
ing. This is the sublimest mountain peak
I m tba'?iou?ij or ttTesl of the Rocky- Moun
, tains, and on ita foo IS a ??pfcQ4?<? liblai
I kept by Dr. F. A. Miles.
Mi-* Anna; only, daughter of the late
Hon. Lawrence M. Kein, achieved thc ex
i tia-irdinary success ut Staunton, Va,-of
winning three gold medals.
Tr. par?anle r ; pea vines' g-ow to the
length ,or?$3dft- "fest*; 100 hvishel? raised,
t Bf a-peck-bt seo I and that pea produces
. T cro^s-wmually, . ......
IM. BENJAMIN F. PERK
Written hy Gen. Waddy Thompson, J ,i
j Minister to / Mexico. - j
i "The Hon. Benjamin Frapk)1'1 1
ry, a distinguished member cl !
South Carolina bar, and still r<\~
distinguished foi; tire ability ark! .
ness.with which he resisted the :ii
tihWri' movement itf?Bd?t?aVfc o
was boi-n November 2?), LS05, ii tl
District pf ?er.dletqu.. ;
Tfie childnood and1 youth of .' . :
F. Perry were' ejient 'um id billa if
moupta'?^s, ?lter'nat^ly?gqing.t(?)
and working.on thc farm, ti I ""li .
sixteen years old. During tba
1 nod-, he manifested i a :^re?-fr ?ji?l
for books, and read everything i
could lay his hands on, even l;o t/
American Encyclopedia ! This e
and strong manifestation for'ie.nl.
and learning." induced his uncle, Hoi
S. C. Fbster, to prevail on his pr
to. give him a classical, educ?tipilj x
a profession. He coiumencei'
study of the languages at Asheol!
N. C.. where iie wet David L.,S
ns a felluw-student, who was af go;
wards Governor of North Ca.etii;
and President, ol* Chapel "HUI V .
eersity, between whom there sp:,i
.up an ardent friendship, which ?oil
tiuued through life. The Titi
'grammar was put into -his bund
Tuesday morning, and such was Iii
intense application, combined wit!
remarkable facility for learning,
he-memorized the whole ol' ic-helor
the coming Saturday evening. Ii
the course of te 1 months he read al
the Latin and Creek books require
to enter the juri'or class of the Soul;
Carolina College. ~"
tpMjfy Mfr r.erry entered ?S
.la^-oilice qi . Juilge* Eaf?eV andrem
only eighteen years old, he was tu
abled toTurnish his mind with thos?
rjch. storey ;;of general infprmatiov
and literature which have since eh
abled him to mingle with the hbo;,
of a large professional practice vj w
many able articles, to the peri?dica
literature ol .the country. He vai t^jj
his reading daily between law, histo
ry, poetry, and novels. , He finisse il
his course cf legal study in the cfi?ct
of that eminent lawyer, Col. Jame*
Gregg, of Columbia, and was ad
mitted to the bar in 1S27.
In commencing his profession al
Greenville, lie had more than the
usual severe probation of young law
yers, for there was very little busi
ness and an unusual number of erai
neut lawyers a1; the bar on the West
ern Circuit, which included Green
ville. Mr. Perry has pursued the
laborious study -f his profession evpn
more assiduously since than before
his admission, and has realized, by a
cornual) ling practice on the circuit
which he rides, the rich rewards ol
emoluments amj r?putation to which
*-taJA?**-?jLaJ;iii gr eatjabon
and study, high personal" onTracTer.
and speaking talent of a high order,
so well entitle him.
In the exciting and memorable
nullification - contest of 1332, Mr
Perry took charge :of Ute Editorial
department"oi a newspaper then pub
I ?shed in the town of Greenville,
where lie resided. Nearly nil of his
friends-.fudge Earle, Warren R.
Davis, General Thompson, and others
who would have been most likely to
influence and convert his opinions,
and would have influenced those of
most any other young man-were
nullifiers. Most of the young men
of the State were on the same side
as they are always apt to be on the
side that seems to bc that of honor
and patriotism, because perhaps it is
the side of action and danger. But
the opinions of Mr. Perry were fixed
and undeviating in favor of the
Union-?-the result of rautth reading
and reflection, not crude and hastily
formed.
The whole theory of nullification,
as set forth ! y Mr. Calhoun in his
various publications, was, in the
judgment of Mr. Perry, at war with
the fundamental principles of our
Federal Government, and impractica
ble in its operation. But it was a
painful struggle for him-to separate
fr.qro, cheriuhod' ap.1 honored friends,
and from a large portion o?" the em
bodied chivalry and honor of the
SUtc. Thc crisis was one, however,
whieh demanded the sacrifice, and
he made it, and firmly and resolutely
did he pursue the path of duty as he
regarded it, which is always the path
of honor. The Mvunbiinccr soon be
came a powerful and leading organ
of the Union party, and aLl sorts of
i ri ii Hences were exerted to bring over
its talented young editor. Appeals
to old and cherished friendships, to
patriotism, couraye, interest and
honor, to go with his State and friends,
were all made in vain.
In the course of this angry and
exciting struggle, Mr. Perry b ?came
invo'ved in a duel with the editor of
a nullification paper published in the
same town. His adversary was mor
tally wounded at the first, fire. This,
we have reason to know, has been the
most painful circumstance of Mr.
Perry's life, aU'uoijgli he has nofhiqg
to reproach himself foi, in the cir
cumstances whieh led to it. His ad
versary wa? QpuiparaoivQly a stranger
to him, a young man ol talent and
promise, toward whom he entertained
nothing approaching a feeling ol' un
kindness. But under the circum
stances of the case, the temper af the
times, and the prevalent feeling in
South Carolina, there w>is no alterna
tive,
In 1831, Mr. Perry was put in
nomination by the Upioa party for
por.rjress, and waa beaten only sixty
yot?'u, ir, a pell of ci;: pp sp yep thou
sand, (and this in Mr. Calhoun's dis
trict,) by that highly-gifted and moil;'
popular man, Hon. Warren P*. Davis
Mr. Davis died before taking his neat
in Congress, to which he had been rc
elected, and Mr. Perry was again
brought forward as a candidate, op
posed by General' Thompson. Ho
was soon after thrown from his cars
ria^e and seriously injured : was cop
j fined to his bed till after {.he ejr-etjqn,
j and consequently General Thompson
was elected by a large majority.
Mr. Perrv now ' withdrew from I
politics, as he liad long previously j
done from the editorial ehair, and
?Jevoted hjmself exclusively to hjs ~
5 profession apd g?n?ral lU?rtyq're ':
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* ' ; 'X*, * ' ?* - ? w*' * . *- ?
Ililli
. : . in the State have en-,
ey. j>?-*Hi rc more ftcrative prac
sf ne.'Jiave v.:|?iibited more
e. a.nd abilitv. . i
. full of ? 1836, K Terry was I
il /itho?t opposition, to a seaf.'j
n outh- GkrolinaMjPgislat?r?.*!
I laced on the -Jodi ci a ry Com- '
ii i the Committee on Federal
& He siren unaly 'opposed :
ih - " ion of the slaverv question,
ii , a speech on.the} annexation
)( eminently successful, which I
'1 . very high compliment1
r . Pettgrew-? Laudare a \
lo' The Louisville and Ciu-j
iilroad came up before the j
L e at t'qs session, and Mr. j
r ?ts warm ad*?r??hte and de
* W^B? etis? to tuc i
- - o ra^? .fft!^pTt?,eu iii)!
; if th' aiittee on Claims,
1 it r -a saved.the State
j i' .,3 of dollars by his I
>n.ti searching investigation '
j era presented to the House. ,
active business of the Leg
id inall the discussions u'f
Mr. Terry toole a .decided
nent part. Ile broujltt
rioui measures of reform j
/erneut in our laws and |
rn ment of the highest im
Among them was the es
.t of a penitentiary system,
n of Governor by the peo
ie election of Presidential
. popular votes, the equal
'.ion of the upper and lower
the State Satiate, the elec
' .dges for'a term of years,
1 blending of th,o pouria, pf
quit]. fie vyas opposed to
dion between bauk and
1, in connection with Col.
*er, advocated the winding
; State Bank.
. ?rry was elected to a seat in;
: Senate in 1S44. Ile was
iced at the head of the Com:
a Finince and Bank's. Dur
bur Tears he served in the
no member of that body took
active and prominent part in
debates and proceedings ol
ly, 'Efe \yas in, th,e Senate
lr. Hoar waa,, sent by Massa
? to South Carolina, and was
ii ly Senator who spoke and
gains; the expulsion of that
ian fiona the Senate. Although
niuority of one, he told the
that ihis carried no terrors to
id wliile conscientiously dis
ig his duty as a Senator.
337, Mr. Perry was married in
y of Chaileston to a lady con
I jly younger than hiinseil, Miss
eth P. M_c Call, c]aufjhter of
: McCall, Esq , a njeqe :of G,oy
liobert Y. Haync, a lovely and
plished woman. He has had
- children, and* only four, one.
iter and three sons, are now
..ing. Mr. Perry . has always
< i like a; gentleman, in a style
ly combiirng elegance and lru
* iii r, and only extravagant in the
?ase of books. He has the most
(?ive 1 j urary jp the dipper coun
l]e has 6 .yeti a competency,
and has a handsome income from his
profession.
His person is tall - and command
ing, with a face more than ordinarily
intellectual- His manners are at the
same time dignified, cordial and re
fined His nature is frank, con titi
ing, generous and impulsive-more
quick to forgive and forget- than to
take offense. In all the domestic re
lations of life, he ia without fault.
and without blemish., fis . a lawyer
aHean? learned, in public pjjcee, as
firm as'Catq"a;(d as'just ai Afiatidjes."
The above'Mieten of the life and
cnaf?ot'e'rof.'?ov. ferry wai /written
by thc late Gen. W?Sf Thompson,
in 1852, and ts so full thal very little
space is left, for the continuation ol
his life io tliQ.'Adocr/isc):,..
When the Sutes seceded, Governor
keans' cam^^Qovernor perry a^V)
fished, to.-j-nnr?, jy^aj. his pdprsej
Wflnhltbo'. 'He-rpiicrd- ;? H I fm ve been
trying t? pte*errt-t4i? sird' -issue for
the last? 'ihiarty yem-s. You arel'allj
now going to the devil, and I wi|(i|o
?CM'' If^V S^jofcisr^
require me ifejpj?];^ my: Stat?^
I
IN F. PERRI OF GI
right or/wrong. And I acknowledge
the great principle proclaimed in the
declaration of American Indepen
dence,, "that all, governments derive j
their just powers from the consent of
the governed," and that ic is the
p?o?le to alter or abolish them, and
institute new , governments." He
consequently urged his Union friends
to stand by the State and volunteer
in her defense. ILsson, William H.
Perry, and all his young friends did
en, ant] remained jn tho Confederate
urtuy until they were killed, or until
the surrender of Generala Johnston
and Lee.
After the close of the war, he was
ap poi r.ted l-VovisiotiaT~~"Qoi ci uin-fe-y-*
President Johnson, without any so- ?
Imitation or knowledge on his \ . .<i |
his friends. About the time of hi* j
appointment, he made a very strong I
Southern speech at a public, meeting j
in Greenville, which was very severe- '
ly criticised at the Norlh, and wa> j
the subject of a cabinet meeting. Ii j
was thought strange fora Provisional j
Governor to express such sentiments.
The conduct of uovernor Perry &s>
Provisional Governor reflects the
highest credit on his character as a
man and a statesman. It ie a monu
ment of the magnanimity of his na
ture and unselfish patriotism. There
\v?;.q no effort at mere personal end
He seemed inspired only by the nobb
ambition of restoring to a ruined
commonwealth order,' prosperity and
contentment. He sought to build no
partv for himself, to punish no old
political enemies nor to reward any
partisans. . He restored to office all
who were in office at the close of the
war, without inquiring what their
politics had been.
"Eyer since IStfQ, Qovevnor Perry j
has enjoyed the undivided confidence
of the entire body of the houest, in
telligent citizens of South Carolina.
His reputation has been co extensive
.w i th the country. He has for nearly
naif a century distinguished himself
for his active participation in all the
important measures that have been
agitated in South Carolina, on one side
or th? other. Ile waa the veaj leader j
i of the:Tjnion p?fty io, tb,e State for :
; nearly thirty, years, all ho ugh he did
not himself lay claim to the position,
notwithstanding that party included
such men aa Judge Huger, Judge
O'Neall,; Legare, Poinsett, ? Judge
David Johnson, Pettigrew, and other
conspicuous and able men. He made
more, speeches, wrote more' for the
uewsnapera^ pomr-jled move ?t^tisti?a
and information and with the masses j
of that patty had more popularity
anti influence, than any of them |
These old contests are terminated in j
South Carolina;, Governor Perry is j
the only survivor amongst the lead- j
era of his oki party, and' will" take j
rank in history ag the moat efficient
of his compeera, a<s Mr. Calhoun has)
undoubtedly taken- the fir.t place!
among the hosts 0f m^ ai his I
own school of Jto?lft'?s..
Having declined to be ft candidate ]
for Governor, the Legislature elected j
him, almost unanimously, United j
States Senator for six years. But
like all Southern Senators, Governor.
Perry waa not allowed to take his j
seat in the Senate 0f the United!
States-..
\\-hen the recoud reconstruction of
the States was -ordered,- -Governor
feerfy. opposed it jn a series of articles,
which' were published g throughout
the Southern States. jfjjjjj- though t4t
better :to rjfettj mfa. a, military :
W^^?^? ^at? be '8?verned' \
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i .'. r,.':-:ibs^cra-ii ,?.yiiw^5t?<? f?suj i
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1 '.?is.w i ?l?i-'t. t sta? .l^fci^rti* *>?*<.w-< t>:
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?EEPILLE. |I
Governor Perry, preserves,: the dig
nity and-courtesy of manner alway?
ascribed to him.' He is remarkably
familiar "with his friends, and accessi
ble to all.. He is a capital talker,
and-at the same time a .good listener.
The stores of readihg; observation
and anecdotesWhich he possesses are
freely dispensed, and embrace, a wide
range in science, literature and poli
tics. He retains still much vigor oi
constitution, and his firm tread and
elastic step would indicate that he j?
a much younger man than he is. O'
large and commanding person, with
striking intellectuality ot face, he
readily impresses every one as being.
Car nhnvo rho m.?fli^critjr of men, and
one of nature's true noblemen.: i
BRUTAL MURDER.-Wade Pressly, col
ored, was committed to jail Saturday,
charged with the murder of his son. It
appears that the boy ran away from Lome,
hut returned about the first of last week .
His father gave him a thrashing anr
ended by throwing him against a table.
The boy's head struck the corner of th?
table and he was killed. After conceal
ing the body for several days it was
brought out for burial, but was so offen
sive as to excite suspicion and the crimi .
was detected.-Abbeville Medium.
FVIK ORDERS.
There are 46 members of the An
cient Order of United Workmen in
this city. The de?th benefit is $2,
000. There are two lodges and .19'
members of the Knights of Honoi
and the death benefit is $2.000. Th?
Royal Arcanum, with a deri'th bene
fit of ijw.OOO, has 71 members. Th.
Kuights of Pyihias have a larg?
membership. The endowment is thi:
Order is $3,000. A party belonging
to ail .four of the Orders has. an in
surance of $10,0,00 upon his-life, ann
this at a cost of only a little over ont
hundred dollars a year.-Augusto
Citron, ti Coriki.
-Mrs. Jenks'swore wildly, and ac
cording to orders, but Weber has
proven her statements to be false,
and she is shown to be guilty of per
jury in declaring herself the author
of the Sherman letter. Weber's evi
deuce also shftvys Sherman to be the,
author of the letter, about which
there has been so much fuss. Web??
says he saw. the letter, that his broth
er received it from Sherman's cwtv
hands. What will Sherman do whet
all bis meanness is made public ?
Exchange.
A Girl's Eucouuter with a Rattle
snake. .
[From the Platte CHy Landmark.]
A few. days since. Miss Mary
Pleahman, daughter, of Perry. Flesh,
man, living two miles east of Platte
City, had a thrilling-adventure with
a rattlesnake. She was riding on
horseback alone through the woods, j
when she dropped her glove. She
dismounted to secure it, and as she
was stooping to pick it up she dis
covered a large rattlesnake, at least I
six. feet lona, coiled and in thi act pf
striking. It did strike, but it failed
to reach her, and fell at ber feet.
She sprang , back with a cry of hor
ror, hut almost instantly the snake
recoiled and struck again. This
time the venomouB fangs stuck in
the front part of her bonnet, and the
hold tearing ont with the force of the
blow and the weight of the snake, il- '
fell on the .ground at her feet. In
stantly it reared up in. front pf h-x, ,
its venomous breath right in her
face. Scarcely knowing' what Bbe
did, she seined the snake just below
tho head with both hands, and,hold?,
ing it for a moment, with desperate
?n?rgyrshe slung it;fron?ih? and
fled. .'.iv^w.^ ??j
Hie Amusement of the Com
IK liion s EXC?TEI) o\;yR TUE
r. CONTEST BETWEEN Jim
: -j . U ?: IR0.S?,
/ote; for the ?riitch ?very
Time!
[Special Corrfcjp_o^den^
Ma.-E?iWE : The . cnps areJUid
?y; bo ti ey- b?e? are li um mi n iii"-1 lie
'orn'UsVel*, morning glories open to
,b,e.rising .syn,. the-, cotton patch is
vliite.. with blooms ? and everything
'ives signs of peace and : jitehty in
ibis delightful latid. It's * good lime
now j'or a re??sfl ?ml..a I nolie,r arni >o
tor our amusement the j oliti?al eau;-'
paigti has opened the ball'in'the 7th -, .
CongreWioiial District. , Th? j'sVhu is J
untile up-^the fikirm??hin.' lias begun,
th? i?liaonshooters . have been rput in
position, lind before long you "will
bear the .sound of heavy artillery
reverberatin' all aver theta.. classic
mountains. -
I see you have gotten qp a side
show in. Atlanta about whq organized
the Democratic party, in -.Georgi* in
IS67. , Well, reckon somebody did
it, and now'thfcisahu' in Our District
is whether that Organization" is or is
uaLworth, .preserving: Radical? and
Independents are-on one-side and; the
organized Democracy on' the other.
This is th? substantialquestion. There
is nothing .else , in it that. I can
see-no charge of fraud* or-.triek, no
bribery, no corruption. The 'gaunt
let has been f?ifly . tnr?wq dpwq," the
wager' of battle.made.. Both aidi*
are honest and- earnest', and have put
out their boldest champions. They
are men whom the "'people haye de
lighted to honor. They are both of
the same religious family; and- have
served their country faithfully in war
and in peace. - Above aj.l, Loth of
them are gentlomen,. and the ight
will be made in an open feld in the
light of day," while 'the eyes of mill
ions, asi Jl'? Brown says, will be look
in on. The isshu isa tremendous one, "
and I feel like getting upon.a moun
taiu and "excl?imin, "Soldiers, 40
centuries are lookin dowu upon you
from the nights of these pyramids."
I tell you, Mr. ?ditur, its goin to be
3. Waterloo in this district r somebody
"???cv'".?" Lt ^pht ?h?t wh? it ig T1L
be blamed .if. 1 know. I ajnt got any ' 4
money to bet on it, shore." You see,
the doctor has got the insjda track,
becanse he's always in, and has done
* thousand little things that makes a
man friends and keeps era ; and the
doctor is a ' preacher and' has the
gift of tongue, as St.. Faul'says',
which is a good thing for a preacher
to.have.
But, then, on-the other hand, Les
ter has got a power of friends hissef,
ind ue never loses any ; and he's elo
quent and-mi.'y nigh as homely aa
the doctor. Besides that* he's ? crip
pled soldier and when h,e rises for
ward before the .mountain tboya, and
stretches forth onearm in the heigh th
of his.argument, and the other flop*
around loose in an empty sleeve, don't
you know them boys will yell ?'.They
ain't forgot Murfreesboroi not- Shilo,
nor Gettysburg nor Fredetieksburg,
nor Petersburg, nor any other bur?:.
Willingham, thinks he- knows, and
may be he does ; but I'm goin' to ax
Harris. What he dont know ainc
worth knowin'. Yo ti see its tho camp
agin' the.cross thia tim?, square, out ;
?nd I wish.ryou- could hear COUS?Q
John Thrasher upon that. There ate
twp men a ru un in' .fer the legislator
up at Central, where Cousin . John,
leeds the travellin' people; aniVa man
axed him who be should vote for.
'.Why, vote for the crutch sed he,
'every .time; always vote for th?
crippled soldier; don't ax - no .ques
tions about him, but vote for hito.
Ile deserves it, wh?ther he's the fit
test man or not; no mancan Jo more
tor his country than lie tried to do;
other people may forget 'em but I
shan't. I love 'tm, I honor "em, I
clothe em., I feed em. I never
charged one for a meal in my life
and'so help me God I never will"
and Cousin"John rose up ieacitedly
and shook himself and hollered,, Joe,
you black rasoal, yon; why-don'?
you come along with that water?"
Mr!; Waterson has struck the bugfc
cote. He dared to tell the Union sol
diers the other day in his big speech
that he was for pensioning th? crip
ples and widows and drphana ?! 'o?th
sides, and they cheered him. li /ely
ind shouted: approval-and it* will
be done yet--you sae if it ain't.
Them Radicals that howl so much
ivaaent in .the fight, but the old. toi*
diera are comi?1' tb the fifotitr md I
?n't agreed if an'emp^ sieeye or a
scratch whether ita in- Congress, cr out
of it;. Brave men*:are always kind
ko* their" friends and hpilWabl?-to'their
foes and if we 'cant ''trust' 'theta we
can t tru8trnobo4y.-- APW^/;
. .... -r ... J - .BH&wZ?fiP,
- F:B -Wh?l? y?u -and 7p?Hfolks
are inv.estigat??vah6nfwTio sav?'d our
State Rig?toVnlSf?7p wisiryen would
go back" a'?ittle ?nct ii?ir'?utM'oyt 'em
itf 1^64*::' If? g^Jgtf?S? from
drownV the who
pushed him. vi 'f:<jVnyoody^can^hold

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